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Specific diversity of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria and Metarhizium in Mexican agricultural soils.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Jun 2014
Pérez-González Víctor H, Guzmán-Franco Ariel W, Alatorre-Rosas Raquel, Hernández-López Jorge, Hernández-López Antonio, Carrillo-Benítez María G, Baverstock Jason
Abstract excerpt
Prior knowledge of the local population structure of entomopathogenic fungi is considered an important requisite when developing microbial control strategies against major pests of crops such as white grubs. An extensive survey in the estate of Guanajuato, one of the main agricultural regions of Mexico, was carried out to determine the abundance and diversity of entomopathogenic fungi in soil. Soil collected from...
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